# Busan Film Critics Awards

Established in 2000, the Busan Film Critics Awards is run by the Busan Film Critics Association (BCFA), a small but independent-minded group of critics based in Busan, South Korea. Each year they announce their choices shortly before the opening of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), and a ceremony is then held at the festival to present the prizes. Their choices are not swayed by popular opinion, but represent a thoughtful and serious attempt to judge the greatest achievements of each year.

## Best Film

| # | Year | Film | Director |
| 1 | 2000 | Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors | Hong Sang-soo |
| 2 | 2001 | One Fine Spring Day | Hur Jin-ho |
| 3 | 2002 | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance | Park Chan-wook |
| 4 | 2003 | Save the Green Planet! | Jang Joon-hwan |
| 5 | 2004 | Oldboy | Park Chan-wook |
| 6 | 2005 | Rules of Dating | Han Jae-rim |
| 7 | 2006 | Family Ties | Kim Tae-yong |
| 8 | 2007 | — | — |
| 9 | 2008 | Night and Day | Hong Sang-soo |
| 10 | 2009 | Mother | Bong Joon-ho |
| 11 | 2010 | Oki's Movie | Hong Sang-soo |
| 12 | 2011 | Late Autumn | Kim Tae-yong |
| 13 | 2012 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | Yoon Jong-bin |
| 14 | 2013 | Jiseul | O Muel |
| 15 | 2014 | Gyeongju | Zhang Lu |
| 16 | 2015 | Right Now, Wrong Then | Hong Sang-soo |
| 17 | 2016 | The Truth Beneath | Lee Kyoung-mi |
| 18 | 2017 | On the Beach at Night Alone, The Day After | Hong Sang-soo |
| 19 | 2018 | The Remnants | Kim Il-ran, Lee Hyuk-sang |
| 20 | 2019 | Hotel by the River | Hong Sang-soo |
| 21 | 2020 | Tiny Light | Cho Min-jae |
| 22 | 2021 | Voice of Silence | Hong Eui-jeong |
| 23 | 2022 | In Front of Your Face | Hong Sang-soo |
| 24 | 2023 | A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea | Kim Mi-young |

## Best Director

| # | Year | Director | Film |
| 1 | 2000 | Bae Chang-ho | My Heart |
| 2 | 2001 | Hur Jin-ho | One Fine Spring Day |
| 3 | 2002 | Park Chan-wook | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance |
| 4 | 2003 | Bong Joon-ho | Memories of Murder |
| 5 | 2004 | Park Chan-wook | Oldboy |
| 6 | 2005 | Ryoo Seung-wan | Crying Fist |
| 7 | 2006 | Kim Tae-yong | Family Ties |
| 8 | 2007 | Im Sang-soo | The Old Garden |
| 9 | 2008 | Lee Myung-se | M |
| 10 | 2009 | Yang Ik-june | Breathless |

## Best Actor

| # | Year | Actor | Film |
| 1 | 2000 | Lee Byung-hun & Song Kang-ho | Joint Security Area |
| 2 | 2001 | Choi Min-sik | Failan |
| 3 | 2002 | Sul Kyung-gu | Oasis |
| 4 | 2003 | Shin Ha-kyun | Save the Green Planet! |
| 5 | 2004 | Jung Jae-young | Someone Special |
| 6 | 2005 | Cho Seung-woo | Marathon |
| 7 | 2006 | Hwang Jung-min | Bloody Tie |
| 8 | 2007 | Song Kang-ho | The Show Must Go On |
| 9 | 2008 | Kim Yoon-seok | The Chaser |
| 10 | 2009 | Ha Jung-woo | My Dear Enemy |
| 11 | 2010 | Yoon Je-moon | The Man Next Door |
| 12 | 2011 | Yoo Jun-sang | The Day He Arrives |
| 13 | 2012 | Lee Byung-hun | Masquerade |
| 14 | 2013 | Ha Jung-woo | The Terror Live |
| 15 | 2014 | Lee Geung-young | The Pirates |
| 16 | 2015 | Yoo Hae-jin | Veteran |
| 17 | 2016 | Jung Woo-sung | Asura: The City of Madness |
| 18 | 2017 | Kwon Hae-hyo | The Day After |
| 19 | 2018 | Park Jung-min | Sunset in My Hometown |
| 20 | 2019 | Gi Ju-bong | Hotel by the River |
| 21 | 2020 | Cho Jin-woong | Me and Me |
| 22 | 2021 | Byun Yo-han | The Book of Fish |
| 23 | 2022 | Park Hae-il | Decision to Leave |
| 24 | 2023 | Park Jong-hwan | A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea |
| 25 | 2024 | Choi Min-sik | Exhuma |

## Best Actress

| # | Year | Actress | Film |
| 1 | 2000 | Jeon Do-yeon | Happy End |
| 2 | 2001 | Lee Young-ae | One Fine Spring Day |
| 3 | 2002 | Bae Doona | Take Care of My Cat |
| 4 | 2003 | Moon So-ri | A Good Lawyer's Wife |
| 5 | 2004 | Kang Hye-jung | Oldboy |
| 6 | 2005 | Kang Hye-jung | Rules of Dating |
| 7 | 2006 | Uhm Jung-hwa | Princess Aurora |
| 8 | 2007 | Ye Ji-won | Old Miss Diary - Movie |
| 9 | 2008 | Kim Min-hee | Hellcats |
| 10 | 2009 | Kim Hye-ja | Mother |
| 11 | 2010 | Youn Yuh-jung | The Housemaid, Ha Ha Ha, Actresses |
| 12 | 2011 | Tang Wei | Late Autumn |
| 13 | 2012 | Hwang Jung-min | Jesus Hospital |
| 14 | 2013 | Jung Yu-mi | Our Sunhi |
| 15 | 2014 | — | — |
| 16 | 2015 | Kim Min-hee | Right Now, Wrong Then |
| 17 | 2016 | Son Ye-jin | The Truth Beneath |
| 18 | 2017 | Han Ye-ri | A Quiet Dream |
| 19 | 2018 | Esom | Microhabitat |
| 20 | 2019 | Lee Jung-eun | Parasite |
| 21 | 2020 | Kang Mal-geum | Lucky Chan-sil |
| 22 | 2021 | Kim Sun-young | Three Sisters |
| 23 | 2022 | Lee Hye-young | In Front of Your Face |
| 24 | 2023 | Go Min-si | Smugglers |
| 25 | 2024 | Jeon Do-yeon | Revolver |

## Best Supporting Actor

| # | Year | Actor | Film |
| 1 | 2000 | Yoo Oh-sung | Attack the Gas Station |
| 2 | 2001 | Jo Jae-hyun | Address Unknown |
| 3 | 2002 | Gong Hyung-jin | A Perfect Match |
| 4 | 2003 | Kim Kap-soo | Mutt Boy |
| 5 | 2004 | Baek Yoon-sik | The Big Swindle |
| 6 | 2005 | Oh Dal-su | Mapado |
| 7 | 2006 | Kim Tae-woo | Woman on the Beach |
| 8 | 2007 | Kim Yoon-seok | Tazza: The High Rollers |
| 9 | 2008 | Park Hee-soon | Seven Days |
| 10 | 2009 | Shin Jung-geun | Running Turtle |

## Best Supporting Actress

| # | Year | Actress | Film |
| 1 | 2000 | Kim Ho-jung | Barking Dogs Never Bite |
| 2 | 2001 | Oh Ji-hye | Waikiki Brothers |
| 3 | 2002 | Kim Yeo-jin | Chihwaseon |
| 4 | 2003 | Youn Yuh-jung | A Good Lawyer's Wife |
| 5 | 2004 | Go Doo-shim | My Mother, the Mermaid |
| 6 | 2005 | Na Moon-hee | You Are My Sunshine |
| 7 | 2006 | Choo Ja-hyun | Bloody Tie |
| 8 | 2007 | Moon Hee-kyung | Shim's Family |
| 9 | 2008 | Kim Ji-young | Forever the Moment |

## Best New Director

| # | Year | Director | Film |
| 1 | 2000 | Byun Hyuk | Interview |
| 2 | 2001 | Yoon Jong-chan | Sorum |
| 3 | 2002 | Kim In-sik | Road Movie |
| 4 | 2003 | Jang Joon-hwan | Save the Green Planet! |
| 5 | 2004 | Choi Dong-hoon | The Big Swindle |
| 6 | 2005 | Han Jae-rim | Rules of Dating |
| 7 | 2006 | Lee Hae-young, Lee Hae-jun | Like a Virgin |
| 8 | 2007 | Jung Sik & Jung Beom-sik | Epitaph |
| 9 | 2008 | Oh Joum-kyun | Viva! Love |
| 10 | 2009 | Lee Yong-ju | Possessed |
| 11 | 2010 | — | — |
| 12 | 2011 | Yoon Sung-hyun | Bleak Night |
| 13 | 2012 | Shin A-ga & Lee Sang-cheol | Jesus Hospital |
| 14 | 2013 | Kim Byung-woo | The Terror Live |
| 15 | 2014 | Jung Young-heon | Lebanon Emotion |
| 15 | 2014 | Shim Sung-bo | Haemoo |
| 16 | 2015 | Kim Sung-je | Minority Opinion |
| 16 | 2015 | Hong Won-chan | Office |
| 17 | 2016 | Lee Yo-sup | The Queen of Crime |
| 18 | 2017 | Lee Dong-woo | No Money, No Future |
| 19 | 2018 | Lim Dae-hyung | Merry Christmas Mr. Mo |
| 20 | 2019 | Kang Sang-woo | Kim-Gun |
| 20 | 2019 | Lee Sang-geun | Exit |
| 21 | 2020 | Jung Jin-young | Me and Me |
| 21 | 2020 | Yoon Dan-bi | Moving On |
| 22 | 2021 | Kwon Min-pyo, Han-Sol Seo | Short Vacation |
| 23 | 2022 | Lee Ran-hee | A Leave |
| 23 | 2022 | Kim Ji-seok | And There was Light |
| 24 | 2023 | Park Song-Yeol | Hot in Day, Cold at Night |
| 25 | 2024 | Lee Jeong-hong | A Wild Roomer |

## Best New Actor

| # | Year | Actor | Film |
| 1 | 2000 | Yoo Ji-tae | Ditto |
| 2 | 2001 | Kim Myung-min | Sorum |
| 3 | 2002 | Hwang Jung-min | Road Movie |
| 4 | 2003 | Park Hae-il | Jealousy is My Middle Name |
| 5 | 2004 | Kang Dong-won | Temptation of Wolves |
| 6 | 2005 | Chun Jung-myung & Kim Kang-woo | The Aggressives |
| 7 | 2006 | Ryu Deok-hwan | Like a Virgin |
| 8 | 2007 | Yoo Ah-in | Boys of Tomorrow |
| 9 | 2008 | — | — |
| 10 | 2009 | So Ji-sub & Kang Ji-hwan | Rough Cut |
| 11 | 2010 | — | — |
| 12 | 2011 | — | — |
| 13 | 2012 | Kim Sung-kyun | The Neighbor |
| 14 | 2013 | Ensemble cast | Jiseul |
| 15 | 2014 | Park Yoochun | Haemoo |
| 16 | 2015 | Choi Woo-shik | Set Me Free |
| 17 | 2016 | — | — |
| 18 | 2017 | Koo Kyo-hwan | Jane |
| 19 | 2018 | Sung Yu-bin | Last Child |
| 20 | 2019 | — | — |
| 21 | 2020 | Kwak Jin-moo | Tiny Light |
| 22 | 2021 | Kim Jun-hyung | The Education |
| 23 | 2022 | Kim Dong-hwi | In Our Prime |
| 24 | 2023 | Kwon Da-ham | Through My Midwinter |

## Best New Actress

| # | Year | Actress | Film |
| 1 | 2000 | Ha Ji-won | Truth Game |
| 2 | 2001 | Jang Jin-young | Sorum |
| 3 | 2002 | Kim Hye-na | Flower Island |
| 4 | 2003 | Im Soo-jung | A Tale of Two Sisters |
| 5 | 2004 | Kwak Ji-min | Samaritan Girl |
| 6 | 2005 | Kim Ji-soo | This Charming Girl |
| 7 | 2006 | Go Hyun-jung | Woman on the Beach |
| 8 | 2007 | Hwang Bo-ra | Skeletons in the Closet |
| 9 | 2008 | Park Eun-hye | Night and Day |
| 10 | 2009 | Kim Do-young | The Day After |
| 11 | 2010 | — | — |
| 12 | 2011 | — | — |
| 13 | 2012 | Kim Go-eun | Eungyo |
| 14 | 2013 | Jung Eun-chae | Nobody's Daughter Haewon |
| 15 | 2014 | Ryu Hye-young | INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls |
| 16 | 2015 | Park So-dam | The Silenced |
| 17 | 2016 | Kim Tae-ri | The Handmaiden |
| 18 | 2017 | Choi Hee-seo | Anarchist from Colony |
| 19 | 2018 | Jeon Yeo-been | After My Death |
| 20 | 2019 | Kang Jin-ah | To My River |
| 20 | 2019 | Cho Min-kyeong | February |
| 21 | 2020 | Kim So-hye | Moonlit Winter |
| 21 | 2020 | Choi Jeong-woon | Moving On |
| 22 | 2021 | Bang Min-ah | Snowball |
| 23 | 2022 | Ha Yoon-kyung | Gyeong-ah’s Daughter |
| 24 | 2023 | Kim Si-eun | Next Sohee |

## Best Screenplay

| # | Year | Screenwriter | Film |
| 1 | 2000 | Hong Sang-soo | Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors |
| 2 | 2001 | Song Min-ho | Ray Bang |
| 3 | 2002 | Lee Chang-dong | Oasis |
| 4 | 2003 | Bong Joon-ho & Shim Sung-bo | Memories of Murder |
| 5 | 2004 | Jang Jin | Someone Special |
| 6 | 2005 | Go Yoon-hee | Rules of Dating |
| 7 | 2006 | Son Jae-gon | My Scary Girl |
| 8 | 2007 | Choi Dong-hoon | Tazza: The High Rollers |
| 9 | 2008 | Na Hong-jin | The Chaser |
| 10 | 2009 | Lee Hae-joon | Castaway on the Moon |
| 11 | 2010 | Kim Dae-woo | The Servant |
| 12 | 2011 | — | — |
| 13 | 2012 | Lee Kwang-kuk | Romance Joe |
| 14 | 2013 | Bong Joon-ho & Kelly Masterson | Snowpiercer |
| 15 | 2014 | Kim Seong-hun | A Hard Day |
| 16 | 2015 | Jang Kun-jae | A Midsummer's Fantasia |
| 17 | 2016 | Shin Yeon-shick | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet |
| 18 | 2017 | Kim Yang-hee | The Poet and the Boy |
| 19 | 2018 | Shin Dong-seok | Last Child |
| 20 | 2019 | — | — |
| 21 | 2020 | Ha Yoon-jae | Nailed |
| 22 | 2021 | Hong Eui-jeong | Voice of Silence |
| 24 | 2023 | Lee Ji-eun | The Hill of Secrets |

## Best Cinematography

| # | Year | Cinematographer | Film |
| 1 | 2000 | — | — |
| 2 | 2001 | Kim Hyung-gu | Musa |
| 3 | 2002 | Jung Il-sung | Chihwaseon |
| 4 | 2003 | Lee Mo-gae | A Tale of Two Sisters |
| 5 | 2004 | Chung Chung-hoon | Oldboy |
| 6 | 2005 | Kim Ji-yong | A Bittersweet Life |
| 7 | 2006 | Kim Young-chul | The City of Violence |
| 8 | 2007 | Kim Woo-hyung | The Old Garden |
| 9 | 2008 | Hong Kyung-pyo | M |
| 10 | 2009 | Hong Kyung-pyo | Mother |
| 11 | 2010 | Kim Woo-hyung | Paju |

## Technical Award

| # | Year | Recipient | Film |
| 12 | 2011 | Ryu Seong-hee | The Front Line |
| 13 | 2012 | — | — |
| 14 | 2013 | Jung Doo-hong | The Berlin File |
| 15 | 2014 | Cho Young-jik | Gyeongju |
| 16 | 2015 | Kelvin Kyung Kun Park | A Dream of Iron |
| 17 | 2016 | Lee Mo-gae | Asura: The City of Madness |
| 18 | 2017 | Kwon Kwi-deok, Park Jung-hoon | The Villainess |
| 19 | 2018 | Hong Kyung-pyo | Burning |
| 20 | 2019 | Kang Gook-hyeon | House of Hummingbird |
| 21 | 2020 | — | — |
| 22 | 2021 | Lee Jae-seong | The Book of Fish |
| 23 | 2022 | Park Il-hyun | Hunt |
| 24 | 2023 | Park Jae-beom | Mother Land |

## Special Jury Prize

| # | Year | Recipient | Film |
| 1 | 2000 | Ryoo Seung-wan | Die Bad |
| 2 | 2001 | — | — |
| 3 | 2002 | Lee Jeong-hyang | The Way Home |
| 4 | 2003 | Kim Jee-woon | A Tale of Two Sisters |
| 5 | 2004 | Kim Dong-won | Repatriation |
| 6 | 2005 | Noh Dong-seok | My Generation |
| 7 | 2006 | Bong Joon-ho | The Host |
| 8 | 2007 | Im Yoo-cheol | Bi-sang |
| 9 | 2008 | Yim Soon-rye | Forever the Moment |
| 10 | 2009 | Jung Ji-woo | Modern Boy |
| 11 | 2010 | Hong Hyung-sook | The Border City 2 |
| 12 | 2011 | Jeon Kyu-hwan | Animal Town |
| 13 | 2012 | Jeong Jae-eun | Talking Architect |
| 14 | 2013 | Hong Sang-soo | Our Sunhi |
| 15 | 2014 | Cho Se-rae | The Stone |
| 16 | 2015 | Oh Seung-uk | The Shameless |
| 17 | 2016 | Jung Ji-woo | Fourth Place |
| 17 | 2016 | Kim Jeonggeun | The Island of Shadows |
| 18 | 2017 | Zhang Lu | A Quiet Dream |
| 18 | 2017 | Kim Soo-hyun | Beaten Black and Blue |
| 19 | 2018 | Hwang Dong-hyuk | The Fortress |
| 20 | 2019 | Lee Kang-hyun | Possible Faces |
| 21 | 2020 | Kim Mi-re | East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front |
| 23 | 2022 | Lee Il-ha | I Am More |
| 24 | 2023 | Hong Sang-soo | Walk Up |

## Award for Artistic Contribution

| # | Year | Recipient | Career |
| 1st | 2000 | — | — |
| 2nd | 2001 | — | — |
| 3rd | 2002 | — | — |
| 4th | 2003 | Yu Hyun-mok | |
| 5th | 2004 | — | — |
| 6th | 2005 | — | — |
| 7th | 2006 | — | — |
| 8th | 2007 | Byun In-sik | |
| 9th | 2008 | — | — |
| 10th | 2009 | Joo Yoon-tak | |
| 11th | 2010 | — | — |
| 12th | 2011 | — | — |
| 13th | 2012 | — | — |
| 14th | 2013 | — | — |
| 15th | 2014 | — | — |

## Lee Pil-woo Award

| # | Year | Recipient | Career |
| 1st | 2000 | Jung Il-sung | Cinematographer: Insect Woman (1972), Mandala (1981), Seopyeonje (1993) |
| 2nd | 2001 | Kim Dong-ho | Lighting director: The Lovers of Woomook-baemi (1990), Christmas in August (1998), Chihwaseon (2002) |
| 3rd | 2002 | Kim Hyun | Editor: Whale Hunting (1984), Chilsu and Mansu (1988), Road to the Racetrack (1991), Oasis (2002) |
| 4th | 2003 | Lee Sung-choon | Cinematographer: Five Marines (1961), Rain Shower (1978), Mulleya Mulleya (1983) |
| 5th | 2004 | Lee Kyung-soon | Sound designer: Chunhyang-jeon (1955), Obaltan (1961), The Houseguest and My Mother (1961) |
| 6th | 2005 | Lee Hye-yun | Costume designer: Ae-ran (1987) |
| 7th | 2006 | Cho Young-sam | |
| 8th | 2007 | Baek Young-ho | Stills photographer |
| 9th | 2008 | Ra Sang-won | |
| 10th | 2009 | Kim Tae-woo | |
| 11th | 2010 | Ahn Chang-bok | |
| 12th | 2011 | — | — |
| 13th | 2012 | Oh Sang-man |
| 14th | 2013 | Son Hyo-chan | |
| 15th | 2014 | Hong Dong-eun | |
| 16th | 2015 | Lee Seok-ki | |